Locals and state officials have condemned immigration raids carried out by law enforcement officials in Los Angeles, as ICE chief vows to continue making arrests. Loading audio...

A series of coordinated immigration raids across Los Angeles led to dozens of arrests of individuals suspected of "immigration violations" on Friday, igniting widespread protests and sparking condemnation by locals and Californian state officials.

The coordinated raids were carried out in a military-style operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Individuals suspected of “immigration violations and the use of fraudulent documents” were arrested.

According to an ICE spokesperson, as many as 118 arrests have been made in L.A. this week, which includes 44 in those operations on Friday.

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